This document discusses pest control. It describes common pests like insects, rodents, and fungi that damage homes, food, and property. The goals of pest control are prevention, suppression, and eradication of pest populations. Various control methods are outlined, including natural, biological, mechanical, and chemical using pesticides. Guidelines are provided for safe pesticide use to protect human health. Common pests and their impacts are explained along with recommended control strategies.

1. PEST CONTROL
DR. BHAVYA KHAMESRA

2.  Pests cause disease and discomfort
 Injures humans, domestic animals, plants, food
 Types of pests
 Insects such as cockroaches, termites, beetles
 8 legged insects mites, ticks, spiders
 Microbes such as bacteria
 Mice, rats
 Bedbugs

3. PEST CONTROL GOALS
1. Prevention : To prevent the occurrence of pests
2. Suppression : reduce the number of pest
population and then prevent them from further
growth
3. Eradication : to clear and destroy the population.
Indoor and outdoor control are necessary

4. Pest Harm and control
Bedbugs feed on blood of humans , cause iritation
Fumigate the area, apply kerosene in furniture
Beetles In carpet, wood, furniture
Spray insecticide,
Silverfish Silvery grey in colour, in moist areas, paper, cotton.
Keep sodium fluoride crystals to prevent
Cockroaches Found in drains, cracks, . Nocturnal animal
Cause food poisoning, keep boric powder balls
Moths Damage cloth, carpets,furnishings.foodstuffs.
Improve sanitation, cleanliness, vacuum the area
Ants Attracted to sweet food,
spread borax powder, carbon disulphide

5. Pest Harm and control
Termites Eat wood productsby forming mud tubes, climb walls,
doors.
Seal all cracks , apply kerosene, anti termite solution,
wax polish, orthodi chloro benzene
Flies Contaminate food , cause diseases like typhoid,
cholera, dysentery.
Burn garbage, keep area clean, extreme case use fly
poison
Mosquitoes Cause malaria and fever. Flourish in water
Pour kerosene over drains. Put wire gauge
Mice and rats Contaminate foodstuff, Cause plague, typhoid, food
poisoining. Trapping in cage,poisoning and
fumigation.
Fungi In wood and food . Cause damage
Paint and polish wood, heat and ventilation in area

6. METHODS OF PEST CONTROL
 Natural control: climate, extreme tempratures,
predatory birds, eliminating water and food supply
 Biological control: introduction of natural enemies
like parasites, apathogens and predators. Eg. Cat
can control mice
 Mechanical control: devices , machines, traps,
screens, fences, radiation, electricity
 Sanitation : keep area clean, hygenic

7. CHEMICAL CONTROL BY PESTICIDES
Pesticide can be classified in 4 types
 Insecticides : for insects , mosquitoes,ants, flies,
moths , cockroaches and termites.
 Herbicides : to control weeds and unwanted
plants, grass etc
 Fungicides : to control fungus and bacteria. In
fabrics, sprayed or dusted
 Rodenticides : to control rats, in kitchen and stores

8. GUIDELINE TO USE PESTICIDES
Pesticides are harmful to humans .
 Read instructions carefully
 Store away from children and foodstuffs
 Always wear rubber gloves
 Wear mask while fumigation
 Wash your hands after usage

9.  Most consumed pesticides in the country (during 2005-06 to 2009-10)
 Sl. No.Pesticide (Technical Grade)Quantity consumed (metric
tonnes)1Sulphur (fungicide)
 Endosulfan (insecticide)155373
 Mancozeb (fungicide)110674
 Phorate (insecticide)107635
 Methyl Parathion (insecticide)084086
 Monocrotophos (insecticide)082097
 Cypermethrin (insecticide)073098
 Isoproturon (herbicide)071639
 Chlorpyrifos (insecticide)0716310
 Malathion (insecticide)0710311
 Carbendazim (fungicide)0676712
 Butachlor (herbicide)0675013
 Quinalphos (insecticide)0632914
 Copper oxychloride0605515
 Dichlorvos (insecticide)05833